To the Love of My Life

Steve Burton’s hand on the steering wheel trembled slightly, and the car skidded a bit.

He hastily steadied it.

The next second, Ruby Gregory crumpled up the invoices in her hand and threw them at Steve’s head, her tone fierce, “Time, can you even drive? Do you know that your driving puts four lives at risk!”

Steve, who had been scolded and hit, was stunned for a moment, then cracked a smile.

Ruby also grinned, opened her purse, and handed two hundred-dollar bills along with the car ticket to Steve, “Here, to show that I’m not only about spending your money and not giving anything back, I’ll pay this fine for you.”

Steve reached out one hand to accept it and then said seriously, “Ruby, you really are generous.”

Ruby pretended not to hear the sarcasm in his words, and nodded earnestly. Then, she rummaged through her bag for a while, pulled out a coin, and stuffed it into Steve’s shirt collar, “Time, as a reward for your praise, I’ll give you an extra bonus.”

Steve, who had received the penny, felt the cold coin sliding down his skin until it got stuck at his belt. He took out the coin and saw it was a penny. His grin grew even wider, and he glanced at Ruby through the rearview mirror, seeing her smiling and gazing out the window.

Steve thought: It seems Ruby’s mood is really the best it has ever been!

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Steve still took Ruby to eat light meals.

They dined in a rooftop garden restaurant not far from the Gregorys’ house.

Ruby had a great appetite, drinking two bowls of pork rib soup, eating more than half a bowl of rice, along with some steamed egg and other delicious dishes.

When they finished eating, night had completely fallen, and the summer breeze blew gently over the rooftop. Looking down, the city lights sparkled, while looking up, the sky was full of stars.

Ruby leaned back in her chair and touched her full stomach. Gazing at Steve, who was sitting across from her elegantly sipping his soup, she pondered for a while before finally being unable to resist asking, “Steve, I heard that you had dinner with Maya Mitchell last night, is that true?”

Steve paused for a second while sipping his soup and looked at Ruby, “Why do you suddenly want to ask about her?”

“It’s nothing, I just heard that you had dinner with her last night, so I casually asked.”

Steve’s face was calm as he said, “If you mean that there was a dinner party last night with eighteen people, which included both me and her… then yes, we did have dinner together.”

So it was a dinner party… Ruby instantly felt much better. She smiled, propping her chin with her hand, and stared at Steve for a moment. Then she leaned in and whispered mysteriously, “Steve, I also heard some gossip…”

“What gossip?” Steve furrowed his brow, took a few sips of soup, and then continued the conversation.

“I heard that you and Maya Mitchell are about to get together…”

PS: I thought I could write about yesterday’s preview, but it’s just a little bit short~ I’ll write it tomorrow~~ Guess how Steve will respond to Ruby~~~~ The group number for “Ruby-Time”: 427882245 (spaces are limited, so join to reserve a spot~)